The drink, which combines the flavors of mint and lemon, perfectly quenches thirst on hot summer days, and is also very popular with children, especially if you add more sugar or honey.
It is necessary
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- For mint lemonade tea:
- water;
- 30 g fresh mint;
- 0.5 cups of sugar;
- 150 ml lemonade concentrate;
- 2 bags of black tea;
- 2 lemons.
- For a lemon-mint honey drink:
- 10 lemon balm leaves and 10 mint leaves (or 20 mint leaves);
- 0.5 lemon;
- honey to taste;
- 1.5 liters of water.
- For an alcoholic cocktail with lemon and mint (ingredients in any quantity):
- Martini;
- mineral water;
- lemons;
- mint;
- sugar.
- For the lemon-kiwi mint drink:
- 1 liter of water;
- 25 g mint;
- 1 lemon;
- honey to taste;
- 2 kiwi.
Instructions
Step 1
Tea-lemonade with mint
Pour three cups of water into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Then add two tea bags, mint leaves. Remove from heat, cover, let cool for ten minutes. Strain the tea. Add sugar, stir thoroughly to dissolve all sugar. Pour the tea into a pitcher, add four more glasses of water. Then add lemonade concentrate and stir. Add the sliced lemons.
Step 2
Lemon-mint drink with honey
Method number 1
Boil 1.5 liters of water. Rinse lemons, lemon balm, and mint. Cut the lemons into several pieces, remove the seeds. Add everything to water and boil for a few minutes. Remove from heat, cool. Then strain the drink. Add honey and stir. Serve chilled.
Step 3
Method number 2
Cut the lemon into slices, put in a decanter or jar, add honey to taste. Rinse the mint and pick with your hands, add to the decanter. Pour in sugar, stir so that the lemon gives juice. Pour warm water over everything and refrigerate overnight. Serve chilled, best with ice.
Step 4
Alcoholic cocktail with lemon and mint
This is a portioned drink, each portion is prepared separately. Mash the mint with a teaspoon of sugar and place in a glass. Slice a lemon, squeeze the juice into a glass and throw the lemon there. Fill the martini glass halfway, add some cold mineral water, decorate the glass with lemon and a mint leaf.
Step 5
Mint drink with kiwi and lemon
Pick up the mint with your hands. Slice the lemon straight with the peel, peel and finely chop the kiwi. Pour in cold water, stir and put on fire. Bring to a boil, remove from heat and refrigerate. Strain, add sugar or honey to taste. Serve chilled. In this recipe, instead of kiwi, you can use other fruits or berries - oranges, cherries, grapes, etc.
